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HOOK TO HOOK

SNOWFLAKE STOCKING
ByDaisyDobrijevic
QCaronSimplySoft(100%acrylic,
170 .1g / 2 8 8 m),1 b a l lo fe a c h :YarnAOff
White(9702),YarnBPumpkin(9765),YarnC
Chartreuse(9771),YarnDBlackberry (0005),
YarnELemonade(9776)
QA 3 m m( U SC / 2o rD / 3 )h o o k
Foryarnstockistscontact
WoolWarehouse 01926882818
http://www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

TENSION
SingleMotifmeasuresapprox 9cm (3in)
acrosswidespoints

MEASUREMENTS
Stockingmeasuresapprox 36cm (14in) tall

ABBREVIATIONS
dcseamWorkstandarddc through sts on 2
separateMotifstojoin
Fora fulllist,see page 90

NOTES
Stockingis madeof 17 Motifs,joinedatthe
end. Refer to the Chart on page 93 when

joiningMotifs.StockingandMotifareworked

withWSfacing,unlessotherwisestated.

SNOWFLAKESTOCKING

HEXAGONMOTIFMAKE 17 

UseYarnA forRounds1-3onallMotifs.

ForRounds4-5,make5 usingYarn B and make

4 eachusingYarnsC,D andE.

UsingYarnA,makea magicloop.

Round1 (WS)Ch1(doesnotcountasa st

throughout),(dc,ch2) 6 times, ss to top of beg

dctojoin.[6dc]

Round2 (WS)Ssintoch-2sp,ch2(countsas

htr),(htr,ch2)insamech-2sp(2htr,ch2)ineach

ch-2sparound,sstotopofbegch-2.[12htr]

Round 3 Ssintonextch-2sp,ch1,(dc,ch3,dc,

ch5,dc,ch3,dc,ch2)into each ch-2 sp around,

sstotopofbegdc.

[24dc,6 ch-5sps, 12 ch-3sps,6 ch-2sps]

FastenoffYarn A and join new colour into any

ch-2sp.

Round 4 Ch2,2htrinsamesp,*ch1,skipnextdc

andch-3sp,htrinnextdc,ch3,skipch-5sp,htr

innextdc,skipch-3spanddc,3htrinnextch-2

sp;repfrom * around, ss to top of beg ch-2.

[30htr]

Round 5 Ch1,dcinfirst3 sts,*dcinch-1sp,3dc

in ch-3 sp, dc in ch-1 sp, dc in next 3 sts; rep

from* another4 times,dcinnextch-1sp,3dc

inch-3sp,dcinch-1sp,sstobegdc. [48 sts]

Fastenoff and weave in ends.

TOMAKEUP

LayoutallHexagonswithWSfacingusingthe

Chartonpage93.JoinalltheHexagonswithdc

seamthendcseamHexagonsidesthatshare

thesameletter,egA toA,B toB,etc.Tohelp

keeptrackofwhichsidejoinswhere,trytying

matchingscraps of yarn to sides that share the

same letter.

BOWMAKE 2 

Makeone each in Yarns B and C.

Ch12.

Row1 (RS)Dcinthirdchfromhook(skipped

chscountasch-1sp),(ch1, skip 1 st, dc in next

st)4 times,turn.[5dc]

Row2 (WS)Ch2(countsasch-1sp),(dcinch-1

sp,ch1,skip1 st)4 times,dcinfinalch-1sp,turn.

RepeatRow2 until piece measures 36cm.

Fastenoff.

CENTREOFBOW

UsingsamecolourusedforBow,ch4.

Row1 (RS)Dcinsecond ch from hook and

next 2 ch, turn. [3 dc]

Clockwisefromabove:Inthecentreofeachhexagonalmotifis a delightfulsnowflakedesigninthemilkyOffWhiteshade;thebowis created
with a long strip of crocheted ‘ribbon’, with a second central piece pinching it into shape; finish with a sturdy hanging loop made from dc.